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Game Recap
SJS3
Final/SOMon, Mar 3, 2025Every game that night
TOR2

SJS beat TOR 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 3.22 expected goals to 3.86. J. Tavares led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). W. Smith had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. A. Georgiev stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
SJS00213
TOR02002
  1. 2nd 8:28TORJ. TavaresPP0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 19:55TORM. KniesPP0.43 xG
  3. 3rd 2:23SJSJ. Thompson0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 10:10SJST. Toffoli0.23 xG

Team Stats

SJSTOR
22Shots on goal27
3.22Expected goals3.86
56Shot attempts76
175v5 shots on goal17
0/2Power play2/5
31Hits22
31Blocked shots10
15Penalty minutes9
11Giveaways22
3Takeaways7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 3.22 xGTOR 3.86 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTTOR goal, 8:28TOR goal, 19:55SJS goal, 2:23SJS goal, 10:10

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

SJS21 on goal, 2 scored
TOR27 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. WennbergC022001+2017:521:14
W. EklundLW011020+2019:012:49
T. ToffoliC101212+2214:422:44
M. CelebriniC0000020020:392:51
W. SmithC0006000019:362:44
B. GoodrowC0002440017:560:02
L. KuninC0002410416:301:10
T. DellandreaC0000720015:120:02
F. ZetterlundLW0002310014:391:08
C. GrafRW0001000011:241:11
N. SturmC0001200010:450:01
C. GrundstromRW000110028:130:00
S. MukhamadullinD0110230021:280:00
J. ThompsonD101101+2013:090:00
J. WalmanD000136+1027:382:35
M. FerraroD0003130725:590:02
T. LiljegrenD0000120022:251:25
M. VlasicD000003+1014:120:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev27252.92665:00Win
V. Vanecek000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. TavaresC112100-1221:336:44
M. MarnerRW0111200027:297:24
A. MatthewsC0116000025:557:10
M. KniesLW1013600023:535:15
W. NylanderRW011600-1023:437:16
P. HolmbergRW0001000014:420:00
M. DomiC0001100213:190:22
N. RobertsonLW0003110012:550:55
B. McMannC000040-1011:210:18
D. KampfC000110-1010:340:00
C. JarnkrokC000020-108:230:00
C. DewarC000100-107:090:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000012-1023:030:28
M. RiellyD0001030022:420:13
J. McCabeD000101-1022:050:00
P. MyersD000110-1518:040:00
S. BenoitD000011-1014:240:00
C. TimminsD0000220013:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz22202.90965:00OT loss
J. Woll000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownTyler Toffoli SJS Plays near home (born in Scarborough)1 G, 2 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSJS 2.7, TOR 3.6SJS 3, TOR 2
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalSJS 26.9, TOR 31.3SJS 22, TOR 27
Win chanceTOR 64%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.461.38150%0
TOR W. Nylander3.561.19142%0
SJS M. Celebrini3.300.83027%0
TOR J. Tavares3.111.02236%1
SJS T. Toffoli2.720.67129%1
SJS J. Walman2.510.48013%0
TOR M. Marner2.411.39134%0
TOR B. McMann2.400.56027%0
TOR M. Rielly2.010.76011%0
SJS F. Zetterlund1.920.45019%0
TOR M. Knies1.930.76129%1
TOR N. Robertson1.830.43020%0
SJS W. Eklund1.800.66119%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.700.4808%0
TOR P. Myers1.710.2306%0
TOR M. Domi1.610.58015%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.600.42018%0
SJS W. Smith1.660.56018%0
SJS L. Kunin1.520.30016%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.410.21012%0
TOR J. McCabe1.310.4408%0
SJS J. Thompson1.310.2015%1
TOR P. Holmberg1.310.41016%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.230.2406%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.200.2706%0
SJS C. Graf1.110.28011%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.100.42214%0
TOR C. Timmins1.100.3005%0
SJS M. Vlasic1.100.2205%0
SJS S. Mukhamadullin1.000.2215%0
TOR D. Kampf1.010.26010%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.920.22011%0
SJS T. Dellandrea0.900.1908%0
SJS N. Sturm0.910.23011%0
TOR C. Dewar0.810.1808%0
TOR S. Benoit0.800.1103%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.